The healthcare industry is continuing to make slow but steady progress toward the long-sought-after goal of interoperability, but much of that progress has been uneven. For example, small hospitals lag their large counterparts in…
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Healthcare organizations of all sizes can protect against data breaches and system disruptions by maintaining strict cybersecurity standards such as implementing best practices, staying up to date on software vulnerability patches and backing up…
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Small and rural hospitals are seeking strategies to find their way through the dangerous surge of healthcare cyberattacks. It’s a challenge for many of them.For instance, most of the 550 or so rural hospitals working with…
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Small and rural hospitals face big challenges on many fronts, and improving their cybersecurity is of particular concern. Already in precarious financial circumstances for many years, these understaffed and under-resourced facilities face cost pressures that prevent…
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Rural Healthcare Under Digital Siege
Rural hospitals are struggling with mounting cybersecurity challenges while lacking essential resources to defend themselves. Microsoft has pledged commitment through public-private partnerships to address this vulnerability crisis, stating: “We can…
How and when will rural hospitals get the tools and resources they need to mitigate cyber threats is an unknown. But to increase awareness about the causes of rural hospital vulnerability and drive more…
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LAS VEGAS – Parkview Health in Northeast Indiana has created a path for rural patients in 23 counties to benefit from “a single story of care,” according to David Winn, vice president of Parkview…
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As healthcare delivery continues to extend beyond the traditional hospital or clinic, patients nationwide are benefiting from greater convenience and access to care. But for rural communities, the impact of virtual care is even…
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For those living in rural America, healthcare access is far from a guarantee. Whether it’s waking up at 4 a.m. to drive three hours to the nearest specialist, waiting six months for a routine…
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At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Health and Human Services, said rural hospitals will be a priority if he…
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